…Of Course, this Could All Go Horribly Awry

Tag: life

  • For Want of a Tire, the Bus Was Lost

    Today I am going to try to simplify.  A short story will be told and you can make your own conclusions for judgements. Saturday morning I went to take the…

  • The Summer I Went Postal

    My career path has hardly been a straight line.  I like to add in some detours, a few roundabouts, and even a bump or two in the road.  Such is…

  • Dis-cussing Swearing

    Despite my rather strong affinity for starting sentences with “and” or “but”, I really am a strong language advocate.   Say what you mean, mean what you say; but try to…

  • My Movie Family

    I often tell people that my family was like a Norman Rockwell painting. Dad worked, mom cooked, and I had one of each sibling. Usually a hungry cat, bird, or…

  • Manifest of a Sicko

    It is official. I am displeased to admit it, but I am sick. Now, in the grand scheme of life, this ranks pretty low. No chemotherapy, no flu, not even…

  • That Immature Residence of Mine

  • My Life as a Champion Lightweight

    Yesterday I had two options. I could enjoy the fact that my cat was curled up happily on my lap purring. Or, the fun choice, I could ponder my car…

  • Fame and All its Perils

    I will never, ever, ever be broadcast all over the world. I have yet to attain any notoriety for my many underworld schemes, so I think I shall continue enjoying…

  • Recipe for Destruction- BBQ Pringles

    When I was a kid, I was an avid cereal box-reader. Probably my favorite cereal was the one that came with a fold-open panel of different comic strips. Do I…

  • Why I Won’t Wade Into the Dead-Pool

    Coming next month to a theater near you:  Deadpool. But, Philip, why have you not been gathering the troops?  It looks like an action movie, it is based on a…